Platonia

noun

Pla·​to·​nia

pləˈtōnēə

: a small genus of South American timber trees (family Guttiferae) with opposite pinnate veined leaves and showy usually solitary terminal roseate flowers that are followed by globose edible single-seeded berries see bacury

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin Platon, Plato + New Latin -ia

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